Pombot Launches Multi-Sport AI Coach Robot Aura, Nears $4M in Crowdfunding

In May 2025, Pombot released Aura, the world's first multi-sport AI coach robot, compatible with tennis, pickleball, and padel. It raised over $1M in 5 hours on Kickstarter, totaling nearly $4M. Weighing only 7 kg and backpack-portable, Aura features a removable 120fps dual-camera vision module (10 Tops edge AI) and an AI Coach system for real-time voice feedback and shot strategy adjustment—unlike traditional post-analysis solutions. Its wheel system auto-adjusts grip and acceleration for each ball type, with independent control models. Users can cover three sports with one device, unlocking new sports via app on a pay-per-use basis. Over half of backers chose the multi-sport version, and most opted for AI Coach. Pombot uses a 'hardware affordable, software value-add' model, high supply chain reuse, and expects Aura to collect 5M+ hours of motion data annually, creating a data moat.